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**Table of Meteor showers**
Name	Dates	Peak date	Right ascension	Declination	Velocity km/s	ZHR	Rating
Quadrantids	Jan 1-Jan 5	Jan 3	15:20	+49	41	120	Strong
Gamma Velids[?]	Jan 1-Jan 15	Jan 5	08:20	-47	35	2	Weak
Alpha Crucids[?]	Jan 6-Jan 28	Jan 15	12:48	-63	50	3	Weak
Delta Cancrids[?]	Jan 1-Jan 31	Jan 17	08:40	+20	28	4	Medium
Alpha Hydrids[?]	Jan 5-Feb 14	Jan 19	08:52	-11	44	2	Weak
Alpha Carinids[?]	Jan 24-Feb 9	Jan 30	06:20	-54	25	2	Weak
Delta Velids[?]	Jan 22-Feb 21	Feb 5	08:44	-52	35	1	Weak
Alpha Centaurids[?]	Jan 28-Feb 21	Feb 7	14:00	-59	56	6	Medium
Omicron Centaurids[?]	Jan 31-Feb 19	Feb 11	11:48	-56	51	2	Weak
Theta Centaurids[?]	Jan 23-Mar 12	Feb 21	14:00	-41	60	4	Weak
February Leonids[?]	Feb 1-Feb 28	several	11:00	+06	30	5	Medium
Delta Leonids[?]	Feb 15-Mar 10	Feb 24	11:12	+16	23	2	Medium
Gamma Normids[?]	Feb 25-Mar 22	Mar 13	16:36	-51	56	8	Medium
Virginids[?]	Mar 1-Apr 15	several	13:00	-04	30	5	Medium
Delta Pavonids[?]	Mar 11-Apr 16	Mar 30	13:00	-05	31	5	Weak
Librids[?]	Apr 15-Apr 30	several	15:12	-18	30	5	Medium
Lyrids[?]	Apr 15-Apr 28	Apr 22	18:04	+34	49	15	Strong
Pi Puppids[?]	Apr 15-Apr 28	Apr 23	07:20	-45	18	variable	Irregular
Alpha Bootids[?]	Apr 14-May 12	Apr 28	14:32	+19	20	2	Weak
Mu Virginids[?]	Apr 1-May 12	Apr 29	15:08	-07	30	2	Weak
Omega Capricornids[?]	Apr 19-May 15	May 2	21:00	-22	50	2	Weak
Eta Aquarids[?]	Apr 19-May 28	May 6	22:32	-01	66	60	Strong
Alpha Scorpiids[?]	May 1-May 31	May 16	16:12	-21	35	5	Medium
Beta Corona Austrinids[?]	Apr 23-May 30	May 16	18:56	-40	45	3	Weak
Omega Scorpiids[?]	May 23-Jun 15	Jun 2	15:56	-20	21	5	Weak
Arietids[?]	May 22-Jul 2	Jun 7	02:56	+24	38	54	Weak
Sagittarids[?]	Jun 1-Jul 15	Jun 19	18:16	-23	30	5	Medium
Tau Cetids[?]	Jun 18-Jul 4	Jun 27	01:36	-12	66	4	Weak
June Bootids[?]	Jun 28-Jun 28	Jun 28	14:36	+49	14	variable	Irregular
Tau Aquarids[?]	Jun 19-Jul 5	Jun 28	22:48	-12	63	7	Weak
Theta Ophiuchids[?]	Jun 4-Jul 15	Jun 29	16:36	-15	29	2	Weak
July Pegasids[?]	Jul 7-Jul 13	Jul 10	22:40	+15	70	3	Medium
July Phoenicids[?]	Jul 10-Jul 16	Jul 13	02:08	-48	47	variable	Irregular
Alpha Cygnids[?]	Jul 11-Jul 30	Jul 18	20:20	+47	37	2	Weak
Sigma Capricornids[?]	Jul 15-Aug 11	Jul 20	20:28	-15	30	5	Weak
Pisces Austrinids[?]	Jul 15-Aug 10	Jul 28	22:44	-30	35	5	Medium
South Delta Aquarids[?]	Jul 12-Aug 19	Jul 28	22:36	-16	41	20	Strong
Alpha Capricornids[?]	Jul 3-Apr 15	Jul 30	20:28	-10	23	4	Medium
South Iota Aquarids[?]	Jul 25-Aug 15	Aug 4	22:16	-15	34	2	Medium
North Delta Aquarids[?]	Jul 15-Aug 25	Aug 8	22:20	-05	42	4	Medium
Perseids	Jul 17-Aug 24	Aug 12	03:04	+58	59	90	Strong
Kappa Cygnids[?]	Aug 3-Aug 25	Aug 17	19:04	+59	25	3	Medium
North Iota Aquarids[?]	Aug 11-Aug 31	Aug 20	21:48	-06	31	3	Medium
Pi Eridanids[?]	Aug 20-Sep 5	Aug 25	03:28	-15	59	4	Weak
Gamma Doradids[?]	Aug 19-Sep 6	Aug 28	04:36	-50	41	5	Weak
Alpha Aurigids[?]	Aug 25-Sep 5	Sep 1	05:36	+42	66	10	Medium
September Perseids[?]	Sep 5-Oct 10	Sep 8	04:00	+47	64	6	Medium
Aries-triangulids[?]	Sep 9-Sep 16	Sep 12	02:00	+29	35	3	Weak
Piscids[?]	Sep 1-Sep 30	Sep 20	00:32	00	26	3	Medium
Kappa Aquarids[?]	Sep 8-Sep 30	Sep 20	22:36	-02	16	3	Weak
October Arietids[?]	Oct 1-Oct 31	Oct 8	02:08	+08	28	5	Medium
Giacobinids[?]	Oct 6-Oct 10	Oct 8	17:28	+54	20	variable	Irregular
Delta Aurigids[?]	Sep 22-Oct 23	Oct 10	05:40	+52	64	6	Medium
Epsilon Geminids[?]	Oct 14-Oct 27	Oct 18	06:56	+27	71	2	Medium
Orionids[?]	Oct 2-Nov 7	Oct 21	06:20	+16	66	20	Strong
Leo Minorids[?]	Oct 21-Oct 23	Oct 22	10:48	+37	62	2	Weak
Southern Taurids[?]	Nov 1-Nov 25	Nov 5	03:28	+13	27	5	Medium
Delta Eridanids[?]	Nov 6-Nov 29	Nov 10	03:52	-09	31	2	Weak
Northern Taurids[?]	Nov 1-Nov 25	Nov 12	03:52	+22	29	5	Medium
Zeta Puppids[?]	Nov 2-Dec 20	Nov 13	07:48	-42	41	3	Weak
Leonids	Nov 14-Nov 21	Nov 17	10:12	+22	71	variable	Irregular
Alpha Monocerotids[?]	Nov 15-Nov 25	Nov 21	07:20	+03	60	variable	Irregular
Chi Orionids[?]	Nov 25-Dec 31	Dec 2	05:28	+23	28	3	Medium
Phoenicinids[?]	Nov 28-Dec 9	Dec 6	01:12	-53	18	variable	Irregular
Monocerotids[?]	Nov 27-Dec 17	Dec 9	06:48	+08	43	3	Medium
Sigma Hydrids[?]	Dec 3-Dec 15	Dec 12	08:28	+02	58	2	Medium
Puppid-velids[?]	Dec 2-Dec 16	Dec 12	09:00	-46	40	4	Medium
Geminids	Dec 7-Dec 17	Dec 14	07:28	+33	35	120	Strong
Coma Berenicids[?]	Dec 12-Jan 23	Dec 20	11:40	+25	65	5	Medium
Ursids[?]	Dec 17-Dec 26	Dec 22	14:28	+76	33	10	Strong

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